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Wait! Before you buy your travel tickets for the NAFSA 2018 Annual Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, take note that Terry Gross, the award-winning Radio Hall of Fame member, National Humanities Medal recipient, and National Public Radio host of Fresh Air (the most downloaded podcast on the Apple platform for two years), will be speaking to NAFSAns – live! – on Friday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Terry Gross is a compelling contributor to the important conversations happening every... See More

Have you ever taken part in a NAFSA Core Education Program (formerly Professional Practice) workshop? Have you ever attended an e-Learning course? If so, you have learned one of the most important professionals in the field of international education: a member of the NAFSA Trainer Corps. For more than two decades, the... See More

Outreach is needed now more than ever. NAFSA has been instrumental in making sure your voice was heard this year, particularly through liaison programs such as Welcoming America, and expansion of outreach efforts through advisories, letters, training, and research. Now is the time to consider year-end giving and we hope you will include a gift that will support NAFSA’s role as a leading voice in connecting people and working for a welcoming world based on respect for all. International education is facing
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If you’ve ever walked through the heart of the expo hall at the NAFSA Annual Conference, then you know how interesting and exciting the Poster Fair can be. Each year, the Poster Fair is one of the most popular events at the conference, drawing several thousand attendees and presenters for a fun mix of sights, sounds, and... See More

The first steps to becoming a seasoned international educator can be the most intimidating: attending that first professional conference; breaking the ice on message boards; presenting that first session or workshop. In the back of your mind, you are secretly thinking, “Wow, I hope I’m ready for this!” But these challenges become less daunting when you approach them armed with tools, resources, and a ‘board of directors’ to... See More

In the constant whirlwind of news, you may have missed the announcement of the 2017 winners of the Golden Goose Awards. Given by a committee of several science societies and organizations and Congressional supporters led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, these are... See More

As we move forward in the new academic year, one goal many of you may have is to get more involved in the field outside of your day-to-day work. One of the best ways to do that is as a NAFSA member leader. Volunteer leadership starts with NAFSA membership. All NAFSA members in good standing are eligible to apply for... See More

September 21 is United Nations International Day of Peace, a day in our harried lives in which we are literally asked to pause for a minute at noon to ponder the notion of peace. Since 1981, communities around the world have used this day to highlight the need to rise above our differences and focus on creating a world without war, fear, or prejudice. For many in the NAFSA community, the work of international education is devoted to exactly that: creating the space for intercultural dialogue and understanding, recognizing that our community extends beyond our borders, and welcoming those who have different ideas and experiences into... See More

On September 5, the Trump administration ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, phasing it out over the next six months to press Congress to act on a legislative solution before March 5, 2018. From that day forward, DACA expirations will not be renewed; roughly 1400 individuals will lose their DACA protection each day. The vast majority of DACA recipients have no other avenue to remain in the country legally, which means the expiration of DACA puts them at risk of... See More

In life, there are some experiences that others can try to relate to and genuinely feel sympathy and compassion for but never truly understand unless they’ve lived those experiences themselves. Being undocumented in the land of the free and home of the brave is one of those experiences and marks you forever. For twelve years, I felt like I was living in midair—I considered myself American, but my feet could never touch the ground because the government I so admired didn’t consider me one of its own. Although by textbook... See More

Last week, amidst much fanfare at the White House, Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue introduced the Restoring American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, a bill that dramatically restricts legal immigration to the United States. The President has enthusiastically endorsed the bill as a mechanism for protecting American jobs and restoring our economy, but the legislation is built on a series of falsehoods and myths about immigrants that have been spread and nurtured by anti-immigration supporters—many of whom are now in the Trump Administration—for years... See More